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N2 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
躍起desperation, eagerness
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
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desperate, frantic, excited, worked up, heated, eager
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躍起 【やっき】
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親は躍起になって退学に反対しました。
The parents desperately opposed the withdrawal from school.
新しいお客さんを獲得するために躍起になる。
He becomes desperate to acquire new customers.
子供が親の注目を集めるために躍起になっている。
The child is desperate to attract the attention of their parents.
躍起になって噂を否定しても、一度広まった噂は直ぐには消えないだろう。
Even if you desperately deny the rumors, once they have spread, they are unlikely to disappear immediately.
要するに、切羽詰まった議員が躍起になって選挙活動をしているという訳だ。
In other words, it means that the desperate politicians are frantically campaigning.
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